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Keep Calm and Carry On. We’ve all heard this WW2 motivational phrase, right? Well, it seems that the British have never truly forgotten it and it shows, especially with the global coronavirus pandemic continuing to spread and the quarantine in full effect.
It looks like nothing, not even Covid-19, can dampen Brits’ sense of humor. Bored Panda has collected some of the most hilarious tweets to show you that Brits are hilarious no matter how bad the situation really is. So enjoy and remember to upvote your faves, dear Pandas!
The UK is currently in its fourth week of quarantine and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from intensive care on Sunday. There might be some good news this Thursday, too because the government will review whether the situation is sufficiently under control to relax social distancing measures a bit.
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The Emerald Triangle 5 years ago
Counting to 100 is now required in preschool. That's how!
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Kaisu 5 years ago
Maybe Londoners appreciate some peace and quiet and respect other people's need for peace and quiet by not starting a singalong
Jon S. 5 years ago (edited)
Nah, its the deep fear that brits feel that they may accidentally bother someone or form a meaningful attachment with someone they actually loath.
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Beth Palmer 5 years ago
In Tn USA we've stopped smiling when you pass each other while walking or biking. And we are a social area! Scary
Well, I Tried 5 years ago
It's nice to Londoners are still carrying on not giving a sh*t about others in the spirit of lockdown
Rissie 5 years ago
They care... on the inside and appreciate you feel the same way. Social distancing just comes natural.
Load More Replies...It might seem peculiar that people are laughing and having fun while the coronavirus has killed more than 10,000 people in the UK. However, it’s incredibly important to maintain your sense of humor during a crisis. For example, British comedian and writer David Baddiel told The Atlantic’s Tom McTague that people always turn to comedy during difficult times. Even if that means poking fun at the coronavirus which some people can find offensive or insensitive.
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
Recipe please lol?? On another note I am surprised they managed to find baked beans? I haven’t been able to buy any for almost 5 weeks.
Carrie de Luka 5 years ago
First week I couldn't get them but not been a problem since in the UK.
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Remi Shehab 5 years ago
You are genius. He says that about five times a minute. He obviously really means it!
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Johnny Depp was the "I like children and I don't care if you baked, cooked or fried them." type. I loved that.
Guy MacGregor 5 years ago
I'm 32 and i agree with your daughter. The Oompa-Loompas where no much frightening in the 71 version
Joshua Selbitschka 5 years ago
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I prefer the Depp version as well. I liked the songs a bit better and I enjoyed Depp's brand of silliness. I understand this isn't a common opinion though.
Remi Shehab 5 years ago
No worries. Just put your daughter to bed and tell her to get a proper nights' sleep
“People want jokes,” Baddiel explained. “Partly because jokes are a relief, and they take the edge off danger; partly because they are a way of processing the experience; and yes, partly because this is a massive shared experience. We can't really do much about these things, but we can laugh in the face of them. In a godless society, it's the one eternal victory we have.”
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Dilly Millandry 5 years ago
The pasta is penis shaped though... Sorry if I'm missing your point.
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Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
You mean it is not like the ones bought, sloppy?
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Meanwhile, British Australian comedian Tim Minchin told McTague that he agrees with Baddiel’s conclusions. “We don’t laugh at scary things because we don’t understand their seriousness. We laugh because they’re serious. Making jokes gives us a sense of power over the threat.”
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EquineSam 5 years ago
That horse is gorgeous! I love palominos… I used to have one, she was gorgeous. A little on the crazy side lol
Max L. 5 years ago
Once one of those nuts I prepared him to be exposed during a sale, the owner was going to ride him, just a bit of people more than the day before, bum!, couple of kicks and ramps up in the air everywhere, all he could do last I saw was to hug his neck as strong as he could, he was flapped away like a flag at a concert, and was heavier than me
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Well, I Tried 5 years ago
They think sausage rolls are a suitable replacement for tampons. Somebody please explain this logic to me.
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Wait, what?? How is that considered a reasonable replacement?
Both comedians think that joking about serious things is not inappropriate. In their opinion, the people who talk about jokes being inappropriate are dealing with the situation by trying to control things in a different way.
“Their weapon is signaling their moral purity,” Minchin said before adding, “Both the clowns and the virtuous can at times be bores or boors or bullies.” In other words, both comedians and “serious” individuals have their pros and cons and neither is better than the other. But one thing’s for certain—not even 2020 will make Brits lose their sense of humor.
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Chris Jones 5 years ago
Yeah... the Daily Fail, eh, Mail is full of that kind of logic and similar c**p such as 'it is just a flu'. Total planks.
Ruth Mayfly 5 years ago
Sure....we'll keep the theaters open and install blackout curtains instead. That'll help.
Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
I've seen pictures of Londoners sheltering from the bombs in the Underground stations, and they were not exactly practicing social distancing.
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Nea 5 years ago
Seriously, all i think nowadays is why dont we hav smart utensils that cook, clean and sort by themsleves. Why dont i hav a sepf cleaning house...why did we have to go to moon instead?
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
That's why rich people all across history have had servants. They really should invent some affordable robot servants for everyone right about now.
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SeamusRGN 5 years ago
Irish not british. 1.yes there is a difference 2. yes i am sensitive. read a history book sometime to find out why. 3. no the british isles are not a thing unless you are talking about migrating fish stocks or birds 4. not a compliment 5. not british
Vanta Black 5 years ago
I am a 33-year-old straight male. I have never considered starting a podcast. I don't even listen to them. Especially now. I'm way too busy trying to get K.K. Slider to visit my island.
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Carrie de Luka 5 years ago
I like the sheep in the playgrounds and on the children's roundabouts.
Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago (edited)
In one Serbia town, it's still just stray cats, waiting for me to get them food, sometimes they gang up on me and follow me until I get them some cat food. Oh yea, and pigeons, so many pigeons! No goats though.
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Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
Quite a number of people have created "Work from Home Video Conference Call" Bingo cards. I'm sure a few of them have "naked spouse" or "naked partner" spaces.
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Tiggy Darling 5 years ago
Trying to keep your distance in a busy park like that is just pointillist.
Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
The Internet abounds with great works of art altered for social distancing or quarantine. I think this is one of them - shows an empty park.
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Wottermehlon Doge 5 years ago
am i the only one that has seen this at least 70 times in different posts?
Lana Raven 5 years ago
Nope, i've seen this too and liked it every time lol
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Martha Meyer 5 years ago
Ruuuun, there are probably Covid infected warriors inside!
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Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
One good thing that will come out of this pandemic is greater appreciation for teachers.
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Martha Meyer 5 years ago
If he thinks that stuff is edible when “fresh“ I'm sure the frozen version can't be much worse.
similarly 5 years ago
When you are easily pleased, the world is your oyster.
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Ben Herron 5 years ago
Did you know they rebranded as "KFC" because they can't legally refer to it as "chicken?"
Wottermehlon Doge 5 years ago
KFC...Kentucky Fried Chicken Kentucky...Britain...kEnTuCkY...bRiTaIn
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Jayne Lister 5 years ago
In New Zealand, our Prime Minister announced that both the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny are classified as Essential Workers providing Essential Services. Go Jacinda Arden!
Anagram margana 5 years ago
Uh...you could have taped £2 to the note. Now your kid just thinks the tooth fairy is a cheapskate. When he finds out it was you along, he’ll know you took advantage of a pandemic to save a whole 2 pounds. (I was going to write and express surprise at the amount...then realized it’s been a few years since the tooth fairy visited me. Well, 50 years to be exact...so I guess that’s inflation for you. I used to get a nickel.)
Eli 5 years ago
I was a weird kid who would pull my teeth without telling my parents... there were many disappointments in my tooth mouse experience. I figured it out pretty early, though, because my mom didn't have money one time, and she wrote me a cute little note from the mouse apologising, with little mouse footprints and everything... I recognised her handwriting...
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Damn, wish I thought of that. My son lost a tooth last week and the tooth fairy forgot to pay up so I til my son sometimes the tooth fairy gets super busy and can’t get to every house and if that happens the tooth fairy will give a lil extra money. So it went from $2 to $3 lol.
Max L. 5 years ago
This is plain wrong. We've all been there, right ? Don't worry some grandmas or aunties will double that without you and the whole fbi could notice. How comes one becomes parent or teacher forgets all the tricks in a snap.
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That's really good! They're taking this social distancing so seriously i wouldnt be surprised if you had him fooled!
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Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
Is the bar okay? Does the entrance still work? Was any alcohol damaged?
Carol Emory 5 years ago
I like how you're not overly concerned about anyone who may have been on the transit. Screw 'em.. They can get their own behinds home...but is the access to liquor okay? They didn't hurt the scotch did they?!?
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Remi Shehab 5 years ago
This isn't actually gonna happen, you know. (I'll be surprised if you don't, but just saying.)
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Chris Jones 5 years ago
I am with her 100%. The children missing school seem so odd to me, bless them. School must be a thousand times better than it was when I went. I lived on a farm in the a**e end of nowhere and didn't see friends during holidays so social isolation was natural. I had to play with my siblings!!! Yikes.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Which means she's one of the few children that have to go to school while the rest stays at home.
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Kaisu 5 years ago
I'd take the UK one any day over celebrities singing Imagine in their mansions
Dilly Millandry 5 years ago
Some UK based celebs have done a singing tribute for the NHS - Ken Dodd's 'Happiness'. All tongue in cheek.
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Martha Meyer 5 years ago
Lasagna sheets were the only pasta still left when I went to the store, so I actually DID end up making lasagna from scratch. Lol
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
Whole a*s lasagne is a somewhat acquired taste. Difficult to fit it in the oven, too.
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Erin 5 years ago
Wait, there are really midwives in England? They really wear those little uniforms? I honestly thought that was TV trope.
Rosie Hamilton 5 years ago
You didn't know midwives existed in England? Does that mean you don't have them were you are or do you have some weird perception of the UK?
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Chris Jones 5 years ago
My Tesco delivery guy told me... groceries and up to date news bulletins. What service!
N G 5 years ago
If you want to book a news bulletin for 4 weeks time, it might work.
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Because of all the morons throwing "Fvck Corona" parties, people do not really appreciate this kind of joke. Especially not when it could mean that governments will issue a total and firm lockdown where you can't even go out for a jog or a run anymore.
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Dilly Millandry 5 years ago
Everyone? I'm supposed to be making banana bread?? Oh no. Last time I tried it was dismal...
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Carrie de Luka 5 years ago
Me too! Though my painkillers are doctor prescribed.
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Anna Lindberg 5 years ago
We are now living in a apartment, since we just sold our house with the great garden with a heated pool on February the 29th... Pre Corona that was a good switch for us, now... maybe not so much...
Eunice Probert 5 years ago
I do! A husband, two cats, a big garden, hens, and I live in the country. Oh and paracetamol too!
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
A husband two kids a cat 3 brand new kittens and benadryl because sometimes I'm allergic to the cats.
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Little Wonder 5 years ago
Lord, the whole point of this tweet is lost when you blur it. It says "You are hores"
Steve Haigh 5 years ago
Makes no sense at all when censored - for people wondering it's meant to say "heroes" but says "h**e's". Since "whores" is not even spelt correctly and not particularly offensive, I've no clue why it's censored here since it isn't on the original.
Rosie Hamilton 5 years ago
Yeah - I wasn't expecting it to say whores (a word beginning with H didn't lead me there!) and I was struggling for a swear word that, in the UK, is terrible and starts with H. Hell is not considered much of a swear word in the UK for anyone thinking that...
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similarly 5 years ago
In order to put it in the tub, I had to wash it, thereby contaminating my hands, but it was okay, because I washed my hands. Unfortunately, when I touched the taps to turn them on, I contaminated them, and after washing my hands, I contaminated my hands again when I touched the taps to turn them off. Oh, and everything in my house is contaminated and I've been unknowingly infected for weeks, because COVID-19 is like GLITTER!
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Chris Jones 5 years ago
This is what happens when you are an elitist snob who assumes you can't catch what the plebs get. I wish the nurses who cared for him had been the ones wearing the bin bags (but safe) instead of proper protective clothing but he will have had the best of everything and not seen the doctors, nurses and other hospital staff who are struggling.
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Carrie de Luka 5 years ago
Did anyone do the clap for kids? Even the parents in my close WITH little kids didn't.
Csaba Hegedűs 5 years ago
I think the part starting with "At the blink of an eye" is true to everyone, not just the kids. Especially politicians in certain places...
Anna McHugh 5 years ago
Oh for God's sake - what about all the kids in Aleppo and places like that?
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
Canadians clap for the Wolfman.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX8Nj8ABEI8
Lynda Momalo 5 years ago
I was a little confused for a moment -- as "clap" used to be a euphemism for an STD. It seemed a strange campaign to go for.
Rosie Hamilton 5 years ago
It doesn't look funny to us at all in the UK as we don't say a*s but a**e.
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Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
The British sense of humor is unique and inimitable. People from other countries and cultures have tried to imitate it, to no avail. The best they can do is "close but no cigar." You have to grow up in that culture.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
If people would realise that in WWII people had to live like this for 5 years, with the constant fear of either being bombed or being shot by the Nazis for some trivial reason, they'd perhaps stop acting like they have been robbed from fundamental rights. Perhaps the police should start shooting instead of fining people.
AnimalMetalHeadUK 5 years ago
We got there a while back you wanker, keep up.
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Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
The British sense of humor is unique and inimitable. People from other countries and cultures have tried to imitate it, to no avail. The best they can do is "close but no cigar." You have to grow up in that culture.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
If people would realise that in WWII people had to live like this for 5 years, with the constant fear of either being bombed or being shot by the Nazis for some trivial reason, they'd perhaps stop acting like they have been robbed from fundamental rights. Perhaps the police should start shooting instead of fining people.
AnimalMetalHeadUK 5 years ago
We got there a while back you wanker, keep up.
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